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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 15, 1957

Page

23

Acton Personal Notes on Visitors From Nearby Towns

A long list of Acton residents hosting or visiting across Ontario and beyond. Betty and Frank Bean of Toronto visited Acton. many other families from Toronto, Oshawa, Brampton, London, Guelph, Hamilton, and Ottawa appear as guests or travelers. Some trips include Nova Scotia and Cape Cod.

Acton Betty Frank Bean Toronto Earl van Norman Jeft

Local couple honored after marriage ceremony at home

A gathering of about 30 people at Mr and Mrs John Mampacy’s home on Fourth Line of Eramasa celebrated their marriage. Bob Hamilton spoke, gifts included an electric iron and board, and John and Louie Mampacy played accordions before a lunch hosted by Mrs P Mampacy and others.

John Mampacy Rockwood Eramasa Bob Hamilton Louie P Mampacy W Plummer B Hamilton Mos E Tosh Mra Demolder Elizabeth Demolder

Florence Croft R C dies in Guelph at 70

Florence R Croft dies in Guelph last week at age 70. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Croft of Rockwood and sister of Effie and Lily Croft now in Guelph. Funeral held Friday at McLanaghan Wall funeral home Norfolk Street with Rev John Ward officiating. Burial in Rockwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Local notices recount family trips and church services as 1920s era reminiscences appear.

Florence R.croft FR. Croft Guelph Miss Croft Wm. Croft Rockwood Mises Effie Lily Croft McLanaghan - Wall Funeral Home Norfolk St John Ward Slep Mra Don Hills Virginia Pennsylvania New York State Watkins Glen Finger Lakes Neary Casper Ontario Maliburton Algonquin Park Nfunterville Pearl Hamilton Marjorie Craig Toronto EF HO Jones SS John’s Church Downavirw RCAF Holy Communion Alex Calder Georgetown

Acadians Preserve Nostalgic Light Across Nova Scotia Highway

Halifax reports the longest main street in America traces to expelled Acadians from Grand Pre. Acadians still offer old customs as ox carts appear on Nova Scotia roads. After return, settlers cleared timber near St Marys Bay to reclaim farms, with Marys Church Point boasting a 190 foot wooden church steeple. The Cine starts a week later.

Halifax America Acadia Grand Pre Nova Scotia Annapolis Valley St. Mary's Bay

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